Pelagic Fish Data Report 2025
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Fisheries Research and Monitoring Division
Species key: ALB = albacore, ALV = common thresher shark, BET = bigeye tuna, BIL = other billfish, BSH = blue shark, BTH = bigeye thresher shark, BUM = blue marlin, MLS = striped marlin, PBF = Pacific bluefin tuna, PTH = pelagic thresher shark, SKH = other sharks, SKJ = skipjack tuna, SMA = shortfin mako shark, SWO = swordfish, TUN = other tunas, YFT = yellowfin tuna
Species key: ALB = albacore, BET = bigeye tuna, BSH = blue shark, BUM = blue marlin, MLS = striped marlin, PBF = Pacific bluefin tuna, SKJ = skipjack tuna, SMA = shortfin mako shark, SWO = swordfish, YFT = yellowfin tuna
Species key: ALB = albacore, BET = bigeye tuna, BSH = blue shark, BUM = blue marlin, MLS = striped marlin, PBF = Pacific bluefin tuna, SKJ = skipjack tuna, SMA = shortfin mako shark, SWO = swordfish, YFT = yellowfin tuna
| Year | ALB | MLS | PBF | YFT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,176 | 42 | 89 | 0 | 1,307 |
| 1986 | 196 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 227 |
| 1987 | 74 | 28 | 34 | 0 | 136 |
| 1988 | 64 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 100 |
| 1989 | 160 | 52 | 112 | 0 | 324 |
| 1990 | 24 | 23 | 65 | 0 | 112 |
| 1991 | 6 | 12 | 92 | 0 | 110 |
| 1992 | 2 | 25 | 110 | 0 | 137 |
| 1993 | 25 | 11 | 283 | 0 | 319 |
| 1994 | 106 | 17 | 86 | 0 | 209 |
| 1995 | 102 | 14 | 245 | 0 | 361 |
| 1996 | 88 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 148 |
| 1997 | 1,018 | 21 | 131 | 0 | 1,170 |
| 1998 | 1,208 | 23 | 422 | 0 | 1,653 |
| 1999 | 3,621 | 12 | 408 | 0 | 4,041 |
| 2000 | 1,798 | 10 | 319 | 0 | 2,127 |
| 2001 | 1,635 | 0 | 344 | 0 | 1,979 |
| 2002 | 2,357 | 0 | 613 | 0 | 2,970 |
| 2003 | 2,214 | 0 | 355 | 0 | 2,569 |
| 2004 | 1,506 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 1,556 |
| 2005 | 1,719 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 1,792 |
| 2006 | 385 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 479 |
| 2007 | 461 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 473 |
| 2008 | 418 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 481 |
| 2009 | 944 | 0 | 156 | 766 | 1,868 |
| 2010 | 862 | 0 | 88 | 276 | 1,226 |
| 2011 | 421 | 0 | 225 | 324 | 970 |
| 2012 | 1,212 | 0 | 400 | 708 | 2,320 |
| 2013 | 839 | 0 | 809 | 433 | 2,085 |
| 2014 | 1,042 | 0 | 420 | 0 | 1,463 |
| 2015 | 932 | 0 | 399 | 0 | 1,331 |
| 2016 | 675 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 1,045 |
| 2017 | 372 | 0 | 451 | 0 | 824 |
| 2018 | 381 | 0 | 513 | 0 | 895 |
| 2019 | 1,364 | 0 | 483 | 0 | 1,848 |
| 2020 | 260 | 0 | 742 | 0 | 1,002 |
| 2021 | 248 | 0 | 1,294 | 0 | 1,542 |
| 2022 | 587 | 0 | 1,612 | 0 | 2,200 |
| 2023 | 567 | 0 | 2,019 | 0 | 2,586 |
| 2024 | 865 | 0 | 1,385 | 0 | 2,252 |
Species key: ALB = albacore, MLS = striped marlin, PBF = pacific bluefin tuna, YFT = yellowfin tuna